The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-25
FLORIDA,

The Orange City schools will close next
Thursday.
The live stock of Volusia county is valued
at 1924, 100.
The public school at Enterprise closed on
Wednesday.
Levin Armwood has been appointed Mar
shall of Enterprise.
The fish business of Cedar Key is assum-
ing immense proportions.
At Orange City Mr. Hamlin sued for
81 500 in the Parce case, but the jury gave
him $l,700.
The City Council of Orange City has pc
titioned the Legislature to legalize the in
corporation of the place
Dr. R. A. Lancaster, of Gainesville. has
been appointed to the position of assistant
| surgeon to the Florida Southern railway.
The large and substantial railroad dock
has been completed at New Smyrna, and
trains now go out to the rivers channel or
deep water.
Walton Bros, of Arredondo, have cleared
over s., 900 this season in cash from 10-acre
field of cabbage which cost them less than
500 to cultivate.
Polk and Hillsborough counties have is
| sued handsome, profusely illustrated pam
phlets setting forth their numerous attrac-
lions and advantages with view to Undue
| ing immigration.
Oxford Orange Leaf: The SAVANNAH
NEWS continues to improve. 1t now pre-
sents a new and pretty appearance, and its
bright columns always sparkle with good
reading" The NEWS represents both
| Georgia and Florida, and every family in
the two States should take it,
Two weeks ago an injunction was served
| on the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
| Enterprise, restraining them from selling
| certain property which they had seized for
| taxes. 1t was understood by some people
that the city officers had been cited not to
| transact official business, but this is not the
| case. The regular affairs of Enterprise can
be and are attended to as usual.
On Wednesday a fire broke out in the
woods near the place of o. Voss, on the New
| Smyrna road. near Enterprise, and raging
| all day burned tract mile in length bV
one-quarter to one-half mile in width IL
was gotten under control at night, but broke
| out again ON Thursday, causing no little ex-
| element among residents Of the neighbor-
hood, but was finally extinguished.
| Alick Barlow, of Walton county, was ar
rested Saturday and brought before United
| States Commissioner Humphreys for coIn-
| terteiting United States silver coin. He
| plead not guilty, and not being able to
give bond was committed 10 Jail for further
| hearing Tho counterfeit coin found in his
| possession would hardly have deceived a
blind man, being composed Of mixture of
lead and zinc, and very poorly executed
| Jacksonville NejoS: Winter travel has
fallen off considerably during the past week
and III short time the leading hotels will
| DO closed. Although a great scare was
raised early in the season concerning the
travel to California, yet the figures shown
| on the hotel registers tell different story
and refute the impression created The sea-
| son at the North has not had the extreme
cold weather that characterized the season
| OF 1856, and this has no doubt kept many
from coming TO the State Again The many
| new hotels tAat have been opened, both m
South Georgia and this State have tended
| % distribute the tourist travel over a large
! territory, and have taken, of course, a part
! OF the patronage that was confined 10 the no
! tes of this city. Families of means have come
! hero, and after stay of a few days at one
/ OF the hotels have gone 20 the southern part
of the State aud leased residences for the
season. Through the efforts of such friends
| % the State as f. H. Orvis, of the Wind
| sor; J. r. Campbell, of tile St James
| Me-srs. Simpson a Deynell, of the earle
I ton. and j. NJ. Lee, of the Everett. the
season has opened earlier and has lasted
/ longer than that Of previous years Mr.
/ Ov.s has always had such iaitl in the late
travel to Florida that hc viii keep the WIND
! sOr open as long a. the businp. warrant H.
| probably until the middle Of May Next
! iall u, VIII send broadcast through tine
North at loilst 5000 circulars to ludace
carly truyol tp tlo State aud Eill U.s. per
sJnul effort, 90 secure thin result 1hehot.l
CLOSED INST Year on MAY i9 and ths r.ei.t..
flDHb ilat up 40 April 20 the Arrival umu.
bored % l,s aul this ycar Che arfItals rum-
hHmi 3hi- 40 Breakfast on April ! thnr
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